Particulars have emerged that the Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, was compelled to resign from his place.
Saturday Telegraph had earlier reported that Ganduje tendered his resignation letter on Friday, June 27, over well being causes; nonetheless, it was reliably gathered that the previous Governor of Kano State resigned over the reported transfer by former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to affix the APC.
Based on a supply who’s aware of the event mentioned Ganduje was threatening to resign over an settlement between President Bola Tinubu and Kwankwaso for the latter to affix the get together.
One other supply confirmed that the pinnacle of one of many safety businesses was at Ganduje’s residence round 2 a.m. on Friday to demand his resignation letter.
“We’re all shocked. We didn’t see it coming,” mentioned a supply near the previous chairman.
One other supply revealed that each one the principal officers of the get together, together with the Nationwide Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, had tried to prevail on him to not resign.
“We’re at present pleading with him (Ganduje) to not resign. He’s upset that Kwankwaso is coming to the APC. I feel the 2 of them are sworn enemies. All of the stakeholders are begging him to remain,” the supply mentioned.
Nonetheless, round 4.15 pm, the supply knowledgeable one in every of our correspondents that Ganduje had resigned.
“He has finally resigned. We couldn’t cease him. I feel there’s something private between him and Kwankwaso, who is able to be a part of the APC after some discussions with the President,” the supply added.
When requested to verify if there was a disaster on the APC secretariat, a employee mentioned, “There isn’t a disaster, simply that the chairman has resigned and other people gathered on the secretariat to debate it.”
In the meantime, Ganduje’s resignation has been linked to permutations forward of the 2027 presidential election, as each Ganduje and Kwankwaso are former governors of Kano and have been as soon as political allies throughout their days within the Individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Kwankwaso served as governor from 1999 to 2003 and once more from 2011 to 2015, with Ganduje as his deputy throughout the second time period.
Nonetheless, their relationship deteriorated shortly after Ganduje succeeded Kwankwaso as governor in 2015 beneath the APC.
Since then, the 2 have change into political rivals, steadily clashing over management of Kano’s political construction and affect.
Ganduje deposed the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, who was put in by and believed to be loyal to Kwankwaso.
However Sanusi was reinstated on Might 23, 2024, by Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, beneath Kwankwaso’s management.
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